01.11.2016
- Marking its first acquisition since Ineos took over the former joint venture with BASF, Ineos Styrolution has signed an agreement to buy the joint-venture K-Resin styrene-butadiene...
31.10.2016
- US specialty chemicals company Ashland has expanded its technical center in Shanghai, China, following a major upgrade. The complex now offers an extended range of services for...
31.10.2016
- Growing demand has prompted Arkema to boost capacity for its Kynar polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in Changshu, China. The French chemical producer said the 25% increase in output...
28.10.2016
- France’s Total is planning to invest up to $2 billion in Iran’s petrochemical industry, according to local media reports. Tehran-based Press TV quotes the managing director of Iran...
28.10.2016
- Catalent Pharma Solutions has broken ground on a $34 million extension to its biologics manufacturing facility in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. When completed, the additional 22,000...
26.10.2016
- US specialty chemicals and performance materials company Cabot is investing an undisclosed sum in new capacity at its plant in Pepinster, Belgium. The project will enhance...
26.10.2016
- UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is collaborating with US life sciences company Fimbrion to develop a first-in-class small molecule drug to treat and prevent urinary tract...
26.10.2016
- Solvay is building a compounding unit in Mexico for its Technyl range of polyamide (PA) resins. The plant in San Luis Potosí will have an initial capacity of 10,000 t/y when it...
